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Street Closures for May Day Events

By The Moscow Times

Major road closures to accommodate May Day rallies and processions will affect traffic in the capitol Tuesday, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said.

Beginning at 6 a.m. and lasting until 4 p.m., traffic will be completely blocked on the following streets: 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya, Tverskaya, Okhotny Ryad, and Mokhovaya.

Traffic will also be limited on the embankments along the Moscow River until 1 p.m., and bridges near the Kremlin will remain closed until 4.

The streets around metro station Oktyabrskoye Polye will be closed from 11 to 4 as well.

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